sheepman

sheepman
/sheep"meuhn, -man'/, n., pl. sheepmen /-meuhn, -men'/.
1. a person engaged in the tending or breeding of sheep, esp. the owner of a sheep ranch.
2. a shepherd.
[1585-95; SHEEP + MAN1]

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